Airbnb's New Checkout Rules (Nov 20): What Hosts Can Still Ask

Starting November 20, 2026, Airbnb hosts can't require guests to strip beds, wash dishes, start laundry or haul trash. Here's exactly what changed in Airbnb's new house rules policy, what you can still ask guests to do at checkout, and the 5-step fix to do this week, from a Superhost whose listing has never had a checkout chore. FREE checklist (allowed requests, words to search for, and a checkout message to copy): https://ryan-s-roost.kit.com/440f60542f WANT IT DONE FOR YOU? The House Rules Kit: house rules, requests, a house manual, guest messages and printable signs, all updated for the Nov 20 rules and fully editable: https://www.etsy.com/listing/4605114182 CHAPTERS 0:00 The new rule 0:34 What changed on Nov 20 2:12 Why we never had chores 3:19 What it costs, and what it earns 4:08 Your 5-step fix this week 5:25 The bigger lesson 6:01 Free checklist SOURCE Airbnb Help Center, "Reasonable house rules and requests": https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/4168 AUTOMATE YOUR CHECKOUT MESSAGE Want your thank-you checkout message to send itself? Hospitable can schedule guest messages for you (new hosts get 25% off for 3 months): https://hospitable.com/partners/refer... Affiliate link: if you sign up, we may earn a commission at no extra cost to you. We only link tools we'd recommend anyway. OUR PLACE Ryan's Roost, a carriage house in Spearfish, South Dakota: https://www.airbnb.com/rooms/86326704... Instagram:   / ryansroostsd   New videos every Wednesday for small Airbnb hosts. Next week: Airbnb's 15.5% host fee and how to reprice without losing bookings. Narration uses an AI voice. The script, stories and opinions are our own. #airbnbhost #airbnb #superhost